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Political Notebook: LGBTQ Victory Fund hires Low as new CEO
Four months after losing his bid to serve in Congress, gay former California state assemblymember Evan Low nonetheless ended up in Washington, D.C.
Rickleffs to have retrial in 2012 death of SF stylist
A San Francisco judge has set a summer retrial date for a man previously convicted of killing a gay hair stylist whose homicide and robbery convictions were overturned more than a year ago.
US Senate rejects ban on trans kids playing sports
In a victory for trans youth, the U.S. Senate on Monday failed to advance a bill approved by the House that would have banned transgender youth participation in sports on teams that align with their gender identity.
Analysis: Supreme Court appears poised to ease burden on straights, scrutinize books in school
Longtime observers of the U.S. Supreme Court might have been wondering last Wednesday why the court would have spent its scarce oral argument time on an issue that all sides already agree on.
Preliminary hearing set for gay disgraced SJ councilmember Torres
A preliminary hearing date has been set in the case of disgraced gay former San Jose city councilmember Omar Torres, accused of child sex crimes.
Political Notes: CA court demographic data obscures transgender judges
Under a new system for tracking the sexual orientation and gender identity of judges in California, those who are transgender are being obscured in the annual reports.
The rise of mobile gaming in online casinos
The online casino industry has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade, largely driven by the rapid advancement of mobile technology.
Pentagon will identify transgender service members and begin discharging them
The Pentagon on Thursday said that within 30 days it will draft and submit a procedure to identify service members who are transgender and begin discharging them from the military within 30 days of that date.
Bondi sends state AGs warning to comply with Trump trans athlete order
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is warning three state attorneys general – including California's – they must comply with President Donald Trump's executive order on transgender girls and women's participation in female sports.
Political Notebook: SF LGBTQ Dems denounce federal pro-family transit funds policy
As Bay Area transit agencies scramble to find new revenue sources to deal with multimillion-dollar deficits, LGBTQ Democratic leaders in San Francisco are moving to condemn a Trump administration policy.
Editorial: We're queer and still here
President Donald Trump and his administration may want to sideline LGBTQ people, particularly transgender people, but the news from Gallup is that the number of adults identifying as something other than straight has actually increased.
Health matters dominate CA LGBTQ bill focus
As has been the case in recent legislative sessions in Sacramento, health matters continue to dominate LGBTQ-related bills.
Guest Opinion: Trump is defunding and dismantling freedom, starting with LGBTIQ people's rights
President Donald Trump is working to roll back a decade and a half of U.S. leadership in advancing the inclusion of LGBTIQ people around the world.
Obituaries: Dr. Kathleen "Kay" Taylor
The obituary for Dr. Kathleen "Kay" Taylor, an obstetrician and gynecologist who founded Bay Area women's clinics and the non-governmental organization Prevention International: No Cervical Cancer.